Posted on 04/12/2018 8:18:57 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
It sports a green mohican, fleshy finger-like growths under its chin and can breathe through its genitals.
The Mary river turtle is one of the most striking creatures on the planet, and it is also one of the most endangered.
The 40cm long turtle, which is only found on the Mary river in Queensland, features in a new list of the most vulnerable reptile species compiled by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
Despite the turtle’s punk appearance – derived from vertical strands of algae that also grow on its body – its docile nature made it historically popular as a pet.
Gill-like organs within its cloaca – an orifice used by reptiles for excretion and mating – enable it to stay underwater for up to three days, but it was unable to hide from the pet collectors who raided its nests during the 1960s and 1970s. The turtle is placed at 30th on ZSL’s Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (Edge) list for reptiles.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
If the species name is not “Bowie” or “Sid” (or even “Billy”), I am going to be very disappointed with the biologists who discovered this.
“OK doc, I give him mouth to mouth resuscitation”
‘what did the doc say?’
“Doc says he’s gonna die”
Story seems a little bit fishy to me
I wonder if Mitch McConnell breathes through his genitals too.
Q. What’s the quickest way to be added to the Endangered Species List?
A. Make your habitat along the Mexican border where Trump wants to build his wall.
I looked at the picture. I think it’s a new gender.
Cool! I want to buy that turtle a beer!!
Most turtles, if not all, can “cloacally breathe”, at least to some extent. Maybe these turtles are exceptionally good at it.
As the elephant said to the naked tourist: “How do you breathe through that thing?”
The original Chia Pet.....
Reproduction must suffocate them...no wonder they are endangered...only those who can hold their breath survive...
LOL
Interesting animal...
Added to endangered list? That doesn’t mean much, apparently. From another article at the same site, same publication time and date ...
“The Australian government does not have a plan to save an endangered Australian turtle species that received global attention on Thursday for its green mohawk and its ability to breathe through its genitals.”
By God any animal that can breath through it’s genitals must be saved!
“...that breathes through its genitals”
Oh, nevermind. I thought this was about liberals.
Ah geeze not another Gremlins movie...
/sarc
Kirk: “Bones, you’ve got to... Hook me up..
That chick from Rygel 7 gave me the... Botholian clap.”
Bones:. “Damnit Jim, stop screwing green women and you wouldn’t have that problem!”
Liberals only think about their genitals and what they do with them 24x7x365. They probably dream of breathing through them.
GMTA:
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